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WILLIAM H, EMERSON, OF DIXON, ILLINOIS.

lLettere Patent No. 91,529, dated June 22, 1869.

IMPROVED DISH-WASHER.

The 'Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom lit may conce/rn.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. EMERSON, of Dixon, in the county of Lee, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Machine for IVashing Dishes; and I do hereby7 declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters marked thereon, making a part of this description, in which- Figure 1 is an end elevation of my invention, with one end of the case broken away to give a view'of the interior part.

Figure 2, a horizontal section of the case, and atop view of the rotating cylinder, with the dish-holders and dishes in position, as when the latter are being f washed.

table-ware, and also to wash and dry the same very speedily, and at the same timeI without liability of breakage; and

. Its nature consists principallyof a series of removable holders, which are so constructed as to receive dishes, knives, &c., of` various forms and sizes, and

hold them 'securely when being washed, and which l are held in radial grooves made in slottedcylindrical ends, by means of a sexies of perforated doors, which form the periphery of the cylinder, the l'atter operating in a suitable case or drum, and the several parts having a. detailed descriptionas follows:

A A' represent a cylindrical case, which is supported on a stand, C, and provided with a lid, B', for the convenience ofl access to a cylinder, B, placed inside said case, holding dish-water, and having a series of ribs, n, attached to the inside of its periphery, for agitating the water as the cylinder B rotates.

G K I, gs. 1, 2, and 4, represent a removable dishholden which is placed in radial grooves f, formed in the ends B of thc rotating cylinder, and its parts, H I, are placed such a distance apart as is most convenient to receive between them aV tier of dishes, O,

` vand they are so cut away, or slotted out at J J, Ste.,

as freely to allow currents of water to pass through and come in contact with all parts of the dish or dishes, the ends ofthe part H, at K, vbeing also cut away for the same purpose.

M .L represent the removable knife and fork-holder, the part L of which is formed in the same manner as the part H at iig. 4; the rack or clampM, however,` consisting of a narrow strip fastened to the part L, and having a suitable slot, N, to receive the knives, forks, spoons, Sac.

S S, Ste., figs. 1 and 2, represent a series of removable slides, which are also formed with a series of slots through them, similar to the parts L H, figs. 3 and 4, for the passageofwater, aud which are provided with clamps b T, so held in place by rods NV and springs V, that dishes of diii'erent sizes may be pnt between them, and retained with such force as to prevent breakage during the process of washing.

The ends of therotating cylinder are formed with rims B, radial arms F, and circular centre-pieces, G2, leaving openings between the arms for water freely to pass into the interior. And one end of the cylinder is provided with bucket-s E, which conduct currents of water on to the dish-holders, and to the opposite end ofthe cylinder. -The dish-holders are held in the grooves f by two or more hinged doors' D, figs. l and 2, which may be opened for theconvenience of getting access to the interior.

Operation..

The case A should be filled about one-third full of dish-water, after which the dishes can he putin the holders, as shown in iig. 2, 0r the dishes can be put i first, if desired.

The cylinder is now to be rotated on its shaft m, by means of the shaft g.

The drying is done by drawing ofi' the dish-water, rinsing the dishes with hot water, and allowing them lto stand while thedoor B ofthe case is open.

H aviug thus describedA my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. rlhe rotating cylinder-B F O2, provided with doors D, in combination with removable dish-holders L M G H I, and S b T, as set forth.

2. The combination of the cylinder B F O2, carrying the dish-holders, with the case A, as and for the purpose described.

3. In combination with the cylinder B F O, the buckets E, for conducting currents of Water on to the dishes in the holders, as described.

IVILLIAM H. EMERSON.

Witnesses:

G. L. OHAPIN, GIBsoN. 

